Comics Values Annual 2001 (Comics Values Annual, 2001) [Paperback]

Alex G. Malloy (Author), Stewart W. Wells (Author), Robert J. Sodaro (Author)

Book Description

Series: Comics Values Annual, 2001 | Publication Date: March 2001

Packed with nearly 90,000 listings and 900 illustrations of classic and contemporary treasures, Comics Values Annual is the largest, most user-friendly price guide available today. Collectors will find comprehensive listings for D.C., Marvel, Classics Illustrated, Acclaim, Dark Horse and other publishers, plus sections devoted to the Golden Age, Color Comics, Black & White Comics and Underground Comics. Each listing is cross-referenced and includes issue number, title, date, artist, and current collector value. Valuable reference sections, including a grading guide, a current market report and tips for buying, selling and preserving comic books make this the most complete reference for beginning and experienced collectors.

- Eighth edition, from the creator of Comics Collector and Comics Value Monthly magazines
- 90,000 listings and 900 illustrations of classic and contemporary comics
- Current pricing for all popular comics including Marvel, D.C., Dark Horse and much more

Product Details

• Paperback: 754 pages
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc; Revised edition edition (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873492609
• ISBN-13: 978-0873492607
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,963,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert J. ("Bob") Sodaro is an American born writer, editor, and digital graphic artist, who is perhaps best known for writing for numerous publications in the comicbook industry press during the '80s & '90s. It was during this time that he was perhaps one of the most prolific journalists in the field of comics, contributing to virtually every comic-related magazine in the industry -- from Amazing Heroes to Wizard -- as well as writing marketing and PR material for several of the comicbook companies themselves (including Marvel, DC, Image, Valiant, Dark Horse, and others).

Currently he writes fiction in the form of short stories which has been published by several independent comicbook publishers, including Main Enterprises, Free Lunch Comics, Atlas Unleashed, and others. He is the creator of two intellectual comicbook properties, Agent Unknown (Renegade Press, Comicbook Artists Guild) and Wülf Girlz (Guild Works Production, Atlas Unleashed).

Continuing with his non-fiction work Sodaro currently writes articles and reviews for Examiner.com on the topics of comicbooks and films, and AllVoices.com (films) as well is a regular contributor to the Official Index to the Marvel Universe, and Spiderfan.org. He is the author of two books; Kiddie Meal Collectibles (Krause Books; about fast food toys and collectibles), and Trivia Mania: Commercials & Ads (Zebra Books -- under the name Xavier Einstein), as well as a long-time contributor and editor to the Comic Values Annual series of comicbook price guides.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Comicbook Price List on the Market, March 19, 2001

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The Perfessor "rjsodaro" (Norwalk, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comics Values Annual 2001 (Comics Values Annual, 2001) (Paperback)

If you are looking for realistic, buying and/selling prices on your comicbook collection (or on comics you are wishing to purchase), then this is the price guide for you. Malloy has a solid handle on the pricing structure of the industry, and his prices are very much in line with what is going on in the marketplace. Rather than pricing comics as what he wishes they were priced, Malloy goes the extra mile to learn what they are being priced at across the country. Also, you might want to check out his board game prices in American Games: Comprehensive Collector's Guide, or his fast food toy prices in Kiddie Meal Collectibles.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Price Guide for the Rest of Us!, August 31, 2001

By 

Bill Willard (Another comicbook fan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comics Values Annual 2001 (Comics Values Annual, 2001) (Paperback)

Now this is what I call a Price Guide. One that takes a realist look at what comicbooks are truly sellling for in today's marketplace.
I also recommend Malloy's American Games: Comprehensive Collector's Guide, and Robert J. Sodaro's Kiddie Meal Collectibles (on which Malloy is a contributor).